Finally. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is out. Many were waiting for it and it was worth it. Part two in the trilogy of The Hobbit takes place sixty years before The Lord of the Rings. Over two and a half hours, it’s a nice long sit-back-and-watch. The movie is exciting, adventurous and has a lot of special effects. With thirteen dwarfs by his side and the famous ring in his pocket, hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues his quest.

Sometimes there are just these products that are stuck in your mind. That happened to me with Estée Lauders’ Double Wear foundation. Even Allure claimed Estée Lauders’ DW to be one of the best foundations. But for some reason I kept holding back instead of trying it. I was born in Latin-America and finding the right color foundation is tricky. Estée Lauder was not the brand I thought would have a lot of different shades for different skintones. But when I recently visited department store the Bijenkorf I couldn’t resist and tried it. Would it exceed my expectations? Lees verder →

I said it before and I will say it again, beanies are hot! Also these fall I see beanies pop up everywhere: on blogs, in magazines and in the current fashion collections. This grey beanie with subtle silver studs caught my eye at Accessorize.

It is the just the little things that can put a smile on your face. Take these cute pencils from HEMA for example. Whatever it is that you are working on, doesn’t it make it a lot more fun using one of these with quotes like ‘My Greatest Idea ever’?

HEMA is one of my favorite department stores. I often walk in, and so I also found these fragrance sticks. They are sold in different types of scent. I normally love scented candles, but I should really give these fragrance sticks a try!

Summer may be over, but I love to read about sunny destinations. My favourite writer for many years is Nicky Pellegrino. This author is half British, half Italian and she writes the most compelling stories featuring very loveable and interesting characters in the setting of the beautiful country (Italy) where Pellegrino spent her summer for years. I am totally addicted to her newest book Villa Girls. Review of this book is coming soon!

I think most of us seen or heard about the French movie Intouchables. In case you haven’t seen it, it is a remarkable story worth reading/seeing on film. It shows us how life can be so unpredictable and we should count every blessing, enjoying every minute we can. Another extraordinairy story is this book called Me Before You (I read the Dutch translation Voor Jou). It just came out here, and though I had not heard anyone about it before, I picked it up and decided to buy it for some summer reading during my vacation. But, I could not resist ( I am just a curious person) and now I finished this page turner already! I am really impressed by this story and I will tell you why… Lees verder →